US President Donald Trump said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. Follow for live news updates.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning. No casualties or damage were immediately reported.

French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

Debris littered the southern Lebanese village of Ansar on Saturday (August 15) after an Israeli dawn air strike killed seven people, according to Lebanon's state news agency.

Driven by droughts, deadly earthquakes and the deportation of Afghans from neighbouring states, Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs have reached a record ​level, aid officials warn.

Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Islamic Republic after posting a video appealing to Trump to support protesters.

Artworks by Henri Mattise, Paul Cezanne and Pierre-August Renoir stolen in two separate cases have been recovered in Brazil and Italy.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, as Japan marked on Saturday the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II.